Kibiri
Kibiri is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Porome, also known as Kibiri, is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Kibiri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kari* | |
| name | aru* | |
| eye | ipiri* | |
| ear | eboi* | |
| nose | urubi* | |
| tooth | koropi* | |
| tongue | bei* | |
| blood | paru* | |
| bone | wei* | |
| skin | mapori* | |
| knee | muri* | |
| breast | ei* | |
| liver | imakari* | |
| water | ubi | |
| fire | elei* | |
| sun | eri* | |
| star | oiri* | |
| stone | aburiupo* | |
| mountain | aburi* | |
| tree | kubi* | |
| leaf | ori* | |
| night | bui* | |
| dog | kavuikumi* | |
| fish | koribi* | |
| louse | nei* | |
| one | wakoa* | |
| two | buakei* | |
| I | amo* | |
| we | amo* | |
| drink | ubiko* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KerewoKiwaian10% alike
- NangikurrunggurrSouthern Daly10% alike
- MalasangaAustronesian10% alike
- Lenca-HondurasLencan10% alike
- VasaviIndo-European9% alike
- OrokaivaNuclear Trans New Guinea9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kibi1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · prm